...amen!
...instead of adding to newer features like countdown (which I have no interest in), I'd love to see you focus on enhancing the core features usability and speed (especially the treeview), a standardized scripting language introduced, and a place within 8start where those scripts can be shared by users ...I've given up on trying to track down many of the forum scripts because the links no longer work.
...I'd also love to see you fix the conflict with MS Intellipoint which has been a known problem for a year now ...I'm forced to use one or the other.
...my entire desktop is now in 8start and I love it ...but I'm dismayed that version 2 is apparently heading toward feature bloat (voice?) ala MS and away from its core features that we all use it for.